Linetec’s Finishes and Services Support Green Building/LEED

Wausau, Wis. (April 2005) – Linetec, the nation’s largest independent high-performance architectural metals finishing company, provides finishes and services supporting green building and sustainable design goals. Architectural finishes, including Kynar 500^®, also may contribute to building projects seeking the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design, better known as the LEED^® Green Building Rating System.

Architects, specifiers, designers, building owners and other professionals pursuing LEED^® compliance may learn more by visiting Linetec’s online Architectural Reference Center at www.linetec.com.

 “Our paint and anodize finishes can play an essential role in helping a building achieve its LEED rating,” says Linetec President Rick Marshall. As examples of its beneficial contributions, he highlights:

Indoor Environmental Quality – Low-Emitting Materials and

Innovation and Design Process – Innovation in Design:

For either interior or exterior applications, Linetec’s powder paint and anodize finishes can be specified as VOC-free coatings. For liquid paint finishes containing VOC, Linetec relies on specialized equipment to capture and destroy VOC with 95% efficiency during its factory-applied painting process. Destroying VOC and avoiding emissions into the atmosphere further prevents pollution and ozone depletion.

Materials and Resources –

Recycled Content:  Liquid Kynar^® paints may be requested with up to 100% post-industrial waste. Excess anodized aluminum from a previous project or manufacturer’s inventory may be stripped and re-coated using either anodize or painted finishes. Additionally, aluminum products may be specified with secondary billet.

Building Reuse:  For renovation and restoration projects, Linetec maintains a full-time painting crew.

Construction Waste Management:  For aluminum components sent directly to the job site. Linetec can provide returnable containers as an alternative to lumber creates and cardboard packaging.

Regional Materials:  For the many of Linetec’s customers, finishing services are available within 500 miles of the construction site.

Indoor Environmental Quality – Thermal Comfort:

A thermal barrier incorporated into the aluminum framing of architectural window products may enhance comfort and performance. Linetec offers Azon pour and debridge services, as well as Ensinger Insulbar^® services. 

Linetec is one of the nation's largest paint and anodize finishers, and the largest independent architectural finisher. Located in Wisconsin, the company serves customers across the country through a national trucking network and offers 500,000-square-feet of capacity for finishing such products as aluminum windows, wall systems, doors, hardware and other architectural metal components, as well as automotive, marine and manufactured consumer goods. For more information on Linetec, please visit www.linetec.com or call (888) 717-1472.